The funny thing about this film is the number of typos I've had when talking about it. It has been typed as Troiy, Trot, Tory, Tyor and so on. I find it weird how one word can produce quite so many typos. Perhaps it's purely as it's a word I rarely have had cause to use?

The general impressions are that it was an enjoyable film, though there was a sense of 'oh, another epic battle'. In many ways they overdid the number of people involved. Yes, it's the 'face that launched a thousand ships', but does this give hundreds of thousands of soldiers?

Initially, I was pleased that Orlando Bloom did not seem to have the hero role - there is a scene where he fights a greek hero mano-a-mano, and his reaction is wonderful. However, by the time the film really gets going he is in the thick of things wielding..... a bow and arrow.

Eric Bana is good as Hector, and to my eyes outshone the Brad Pitt role as Achilles, though the first time we see Achilles in a fight it is very impressive.

I haven't personally read The Illiad or The Odyssey, and so cannot comment upon the match with Homer (no, not THAT Homer) - but I did enjoy the film.